Ruben shrieked with eyes full of tears, then immediately cowered and watched for my reaction. It seemed Ruben had learned in the past few days that actions have consequences.
“…Ha,”
I laughed. His body was broken but not his spirit—was that it? This was so like Ruben. That stubborn pride somehow created loopholes to escape from the suggestion.
“…Kk,”
Still, perhaps instinctively feeling threatened, when I looked at Ruben’s face with a smile, Ruben stiffened his expression and turned his gaze away again.
“Sh-shall we go in for now?”
Ruben seemed to expect some kind of aftershock, but I placed my hand on Ruben’s waist as if nothing had happened and approached the door.
“…”
Receiving Ruben’s anxious gaze, I turned the doorknob.
It was a good thought. Thinking that even if his body had collapsed, his mind hadn’t. But the most basic premise in psychology is that mind and body can never be separated. Ruben was bound to collapse anyway. The rebellion just now would only serve as an excuse for punishment that would hasten it.
“You’re here, Boss!”
When Ruben and I entered, the executives who had been sitting on the executive sofas around a square table in the center all stood up at once. There were a total of eight people in the room. All of them were people who worked closely with Ruben or held major responsibilities in his business.
“…”
Ruben couldn’t respond to their greetings and followed along as I led him by the wrist. The executives’ faces hardened in puzzlement at the sight of Ruben stumbling to the head seat where he should have naturally walked in and sat with an arrogant posture, but instead stood there unable to even sit down.
“…Um, Boss…”
I waited patiently for Ruben’s mouth to open, but the executives couldn’t. As Ruben hung his head low without saying anything, one of the executives who had grown tired of waiting bravely spoke up.
“We came because you said you had urgent news to convey.”
“…Ngh,”
“We’re all ready, so please tell us.”
Ruben’s hands were trembling. Seeing him unable to speak due to strong resistance, I had no choice but to click my tongue.
“…Boss,”
“…”
“You need to speak.”
“…I, I, can’t…”
“…O-or, shall we show them the punishment I gave you today first?”
I whispered while poking Ruben’s shirt button with my finger. Ruben’s face froze white.
“If we show them, they’ll understand quickly.”
“I’ll, I’ll s-say it, I’ll say it…!”
Seeing Ruben tearfully pleading with just his secretary, the executives looked at each other with puzzled expressions and exchanged silent glances. Ruben took a deep breath and turned his face toward the executives. His face was now bright red.
“I, I, Ru-Ruben Rikov… am actually, an omega… And so, th-therefore…”
The slightly chaotic reception room became quiet in an instant with that one statement. Only Ruben’s rough breathing could be heard.
I thought Ruben might not be able to speak like before, but commendably, Ruben continued speaking in a trembling voice.
“As an omega without a mate, E-Elbek, as an a-alpha, has decided to t-take me in…”
Ruben was breathing heavily like someone doing extremely strenuous exercise. I stood beside Ruben and watched with fascination as tears welled up in Ruben’s large eyes.
“S-so… I, from today, a f-fuck toilet, E-Elbek’s exclu-exclusive fuck toilet… f-fuck toilet…”
The tears that had pooled in Ruben’s eyes ran down his cheeks. I clutched my pounding heart and watched.
“Became a f-fuck toilet, s-so… hk,”
He wasn’t reciting it as well as before, but that was actually more arousing. I could feel how much Ruben was suffering mentally right now.
“From now on… hk, uugh… diligently have s-sex, se-, hk, Elbek’s se-se-sexual relief is, all, m-my, my…”
Unlike before when he’d memorized it quite well, Ruben was stuttering severely. His breathing was rough. Breathing far too roughly, Ruben staggered. Tears were now pouring uncontrollably from Ruben’s eyes. The fact that he wasn’t sobbing like a child as he had yesterday might be Ruben’s last pride.
‘…This should be enough,’
Rather than making him speak more, it would be better understood if shown physically. Thinking that, I was about to place my hand on Ruben’s shoulder and whisper that he could stop talking.
Smack!
A sharp sound was heard. Neither I nor Ruben had expected it.
“What…”
I was surprised, but Ruben seemed more shocked. The sharp sound just now was the sound of a palm meeting a cheek. Moreover, it was the sound from an executive’s palm and Ruben’s cheek.
“You crazy omega bitch, you’ve been deceiving us all this time?!”
‘…!’
While many of Ruben’s businesses were legitimate, many were also illegitimate. The man who hit Ruben was an executive who handled the shady tasks Ruben ordered. Unlike the rest of the people who became executives through normal scouting, this man was a ‘real gangster’ from Glasgow.
Even such a person, Ruben could control with force. However he’d brought the notorious Glasgow gangster here, he had transformed into a fairly manageable subordinate before Ruben’s wealth and strength. Due to his strong Glasgow accent, he was called ‘Glasgow’ after his hometown rather than by his name.
When that same person slapped Ruben’s cheek, Ruben staggered and looked at him as if unable to believe he’d been hit.
“Fucking bitch, I thought you looked like a whore from the first time I saw you, but an omega running a business?! You should be spreading your legs in some red-light district, pretending to be human…”
I looked at the other executives in confusion. The other executives seemed as shocked as I was, all staring at Glasgow with wide eyes.
I’d never given such a suggestion. What I’d done was merely suggest that Ruben and I were in a relationship where it was okay to have sex anytime. So this man’s attitude toward Ruben now wasn’t due to my suggestion, but meant he’d originally thought omegas could be treated this way.
‘…Is, is that why you kept hiding it…?’
I grabbed the staggering Ruben’s shoulder and was momentarily dazed. Just as I was beginning to understand a bit why Ruben had hidden being an omega so much and why he’d ostentatiously hated other omegas, Ruben bolted from my arms.
“You fucking bastard!”
The confusion was brief—I saw Ruben’s fist land squarely on Glasgow’s face. A real punch with no restraint, a punch that could kill someone. It was a punch loaded with the strength to throw a solid wood wardrobe out the window by himself.
“Ugh, kkeueok,”
“Did you hit me?! You, did you just hit me?! Me?! Ruben Rikov?!”
Ruben kicked toward Glasgow, who had fallen from one punch like a collapsing wall. It was a kick I’d seen before, one that tenaciously aimed for the groin.
That’s right. I’d forbidden Ruben from self-harm and from hitting me, but I’d never said anything about hitting other people.
“Keuaaak, E-Elbek!”
I came to my senses at Glasgow calling my name and approached that direction.
“S-stop this bastard! Y-your fuck toilet, isn’t he!”
He was barely covering his groin with his hands to avoid castration, but his knuckles were already getting shredded.
“Fuck! Keuaak, fuck or beat this bastard to make him stop!”
“…Why should I?”
I spat out coldly. I had no intention of stopping Ruben. Rather, if Ruben hadn’t done this, I would have done something more cruel to Glasgow with my own hands.
“You fucking bastard! He’s a fuck toilet! A fuck toilet, hitting a person!”
When Glasgow screamed, I went and stood behind Ruben. When I embraced Ruben’s shoulders and hugged him from behind, Ruben flinched. His body’s movement stopped on its own, since resisting while hitting Glasgow might hurt me. While held in my arms, Ruben slowly turned around. His face looking up at me seemed more frightened than angry.
“…That’s right, a fuck toilet.”
“…!”
At those words, Ruben’s eyes shook greatly. Conversely, a victorious smile appeared on Glasgow’s face as he was being trampled by Ruben.
“Oh yeah, fuck. Keep holding him, Elbek.”
“E-Elbek,”
“I need to have a taste of that fuck toilet bitch too.”
Saying that, Glasgow tried to get up. But I had no intention of allowing that.
“Who told you to stand up?”
“What…?”
I put strength into the arm embracing Ruben. Holding the body that was hotter than usual due to anger and humiliation, I snapped at him.
“Stay lying down. This time don’t cover that pathetic cock with your hands.”
“?!”
At my single word, Glasgow couldn’t get up and immediately flopped flat on his back. His body, which I’d already firmly hypnotized for today, faithfully followed my command. His face reddened in confusion, and his body lay in a log-like posture. As I’d commanded, both hands couldn’t cover his groin and were stuck to his legs in an attention position. Completely exposing his weakness in a posture that received no protection, Glasgow’s eyes began shaking frantically.
“…You’re mistaken about something…”
“Wh-what is this?! My body… my body…!”
“Boss is, Ru-Ruben is… my exclusive property, you know…?!”
I shouted while putting strength into the arm embracing Ruben. Anger washed over me belatedly. Ruben’s face… Ruben’s face must not be hurt. It’s not a face I want to think of as beautiful or anything like that anymore, but the one who hurts Ruben should only be me.
“To you, he’s still, still the Boss!”
“What?! Th-that’s ridiculous…!”
“Ruben is my exclusive property! My fuck toilet! Only I can touch him!”
After shouting forcefully, I released Ruben’s body. Ruben, who escaped from my arms with a somewhat dazed expression, looked back and forth between the fallen Glasgow and me, opening his mouth as if to say something.
“Beat him to your heart’s content, Boss.”
“…Ha!”
But when I preempted him and said what Ruben wanted to hear, Ruben smiled with a pulled lip corner and approached Glasgow who was collapsed on the floor. I decided to sit in Ruben’s seat and enjoy the sight. The fuck toilet declaration could properly be done an hour or two later without being too late.
